Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Wander on the Great Allegheny Passage Bike Trail.

Moon Day 7

Starts Jul 1, 2025 12:26 PM

Ends Jul 2, 2025 01:26 PM


I am keeping an eye on this witches broom plant. The flowering stalk first appeared on the day of Summer Solstice, June 20,  and is now more than a foot long. Should be a broom handle by the end of summer. 
Witches Broom
Saw the first Yarrow of the year! Known locally as Carpenter’s Weed.

Yarrow

Yarrow

The lovely Bird’s Eye Trefoil is in bloom! Not a native of the Alleghenies, it immigrated from southern Eurasia and nothern Africa.

 bBird’s Eye Trefoil

Bird’s Eye Trefoil

Bird’s Eye Trefoil

Flowering motherwort
Now that Dame’s Rocket has flowered and fallen by the wayside wingstem has taken over the right-of-way of the GAP.
Wingstem, not yet flowering